Raja Bell - Who Kknew?

I knew. Of course I knew. I was there when his NBA career launched w/ the Sixers. Dude came in during the playoffs, wasn't afraid, and become a critical piece to the Sixers championship series puzzle.

But I had no idea that five years later, the Western Conference Championship would hang on Raja Bell being back in the Sun's starting line-up. That's kinda crazy, but good for him. It shows you, in today's NBA, if you work hard and get in with the right system, you can find your calling. Lessons in life with Raja Bell - who knew?

Dead Man Coaching

I've tried to leave Larry Brown alone. But this is symbolic of the headline-grabbing drama that keeps him in my radar. He's dirty. There's no other way to put it. For the "coaching" job he did last year in NYC (give me a backcourt of Steph & Francis, and 3 other guys over 6'5" and I can book you 35 wins, minimum), he should be GIVING MONEY BACK. Instead, he's cashing in his Piston's check, and making New York fire him so he gets paid in full for doing nothing (which is close to what he did last year). When this type of thing happens in Black neighborhoods, someone usually ends up stabbed or shot, and there's very little media coverage, aside from a mugshot and the yellow-taped crime scene. It's called ROBBERY.

Larry, if life's so bad, walk away. No one is making you do anything, other than your ego. (Ego wins. Knicks lose.)